Backgrounder: List of Successful Projects
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The following projects will receive over $59.9 million in funding under the Skills for Success Program:
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Government of Canada invests in foundational skills training and support for workers on Prince Edward Island
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s economic recovery is well underway. We have recovered 115% of the jobs lost during pandemic. In fact, our economic growth is beginning to outpace the ability of some employers to find workers. The country has faced shifting demographics, new technologies, and different practices, such as gig and part-time work. New sectors like green technology are growing rapidly. The ways we work, such as teleworking and digitalization, are creating more options for people. Now, more than ever, it’s critical that workers have the foundational and transferable skills they need to adapt, and thrive in the evolving workforce of today.
Government of Canada invests in foundational skills training for workers in Nova Scotia
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s economic recovery is well underway. We have recovered 115% of the jobs lost during pandemic. In fact, our economic growth is beginning to outpace the ability of some employers to find workers. The country has faced shifting demographics, new technologies, and different practices, such as gig and part-time work. New sectors like green technology are growing rapidly. The ways we work, such as teleworking and digitalization, are creating more options for people. Now, more than ever, it’s critical that workers have the foundational and transferable skills they need to adapt, and thrive in the evolving workforce of today.
Government of Canada helps to create at least 2,100 apprenticeship positions in British Columbia
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The skilled trades are essential to Canada’s economy. Indeed, few industries are as essential to Canadians’ everyday lives. Smart investments are needed to support Canadians from all backgrounds in taking up apprenticeship training now, and to help kick-start lucrative careers in well-respected skilled trades.
Minister Qualtrough to announce national and local investments in support and skills training for workers
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, will visit Workplace Learning PEI to announce substantial national and local investments to provide Islanders and other Canadians with the skills and support they need to succeed in the workforce.
Minister Qualtrough to announce new partnership to create more apprenticeships in Atlantic Canada
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, will announce investments to create apprenticeships in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Government of Canada to announce funding for apprenticeship positions in British Columbia
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, will be at the British Columbia Construction Association to announce funding through the Apprenticeship Service for a project that will provide financial support to first-year Red Seal apprentices in the construction trades.
Government of Canada invests in skills training for workers in Atlantic Canada’s tech industry
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, will be at Digital Nova Scotia in Halifax to announce federal investments to train workers and strengthen the workforce of Atlantic Canada’s technology industry.
Government of Canada announces three projects in Port Coquitlam to support seniors
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has helped millions of Canadians, including seniors, by providing them with COVID-19 related supports and benefits. As Canada emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government will continue to support community organizations that make a difference and create opportunities for seniors to stay active and involved in their communities.
Backgrounder – Canada announces NHSP funding for projects in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
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The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program that funds projects that empower seniors in their communities and contributes to improving seniors’ health and well-being.